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South Jordan hears 20% sales‑tax dip and flags state impact‑fee threat as development tools under review
Summary
City Manager Dustin Lewis reported a one‑month sales‑tax collection decline of about 20% and warned that proposed state changes to impact‑fee authority would force the city to change how it funds infrastructure; council asked staff to explore tools such as PID changes and the possibility of allowing a hotel tax to support tourism-driven events.
City Manager Dustin Lewis told council members that January collections, as reported to the city, showed a noticeable month‑to‑month decline in sales‑tax receipts compared with the same period a year earlier.
"We were down 20%," Lewis said when summarizing January sales-tax data, adding the city monitors trends rather than a single month but that the decline is consistent with broader state revenue patterns.
Council members pressed staff on the implications of weaker local sales tax revenue. Lewis said the decline…
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